4th hour will use this lesson on Monday, October 17th.
2nd hour will use this lesson on Tuesday, October 18th.
Our focus for these next two days will be on the way in which China and Japan emerge, or are forced to emerge, from periods of relative isolation. Today it will be China, and tomorrow's focus will be on Japan. We'll do two more lessons on America's economic imperialism and the Mexican Revolution next week. That's it for our first quarter. I'll have Unit #6 Exam information available tomorrow.
Homework for next session - That is Tuesday, October 18th for 4th hour and Wednesday, October 19th for 2nd hour.
Remember that your Imperialism and Industrialization Cartoons are finally due next Monday.
You should also post your "Blog-a-thon" comment on Blog #33 before the end of this school week.
Your China: Learning by Doing assignments are due by the end of next Tuesday.
2nd hour will use this lesson on Tuesday, October 18th.
Our focus for these next two days will be on the way in which China and Japan emerge, or are forced to emerge, from periods of relative isolation. Today it will be China, and tomorrow's focus will be on Japan. We'll do two more lessons on America's economic imperialism and the Mexican Revolution next week. That's it for our first quarter. I'll have Unit #6 Exam information available tomorrow.
China and the World - Introduction
We'll
spend a few minutes together here at the top to make sure you have at
least a basic understanding of some of the key events from China's
history in the 19th century. Remember that they had largely chosen a
path of isolation once the Age of European Exploration began.
At a minimum, you should be familiar with:
- Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- Opium War (1839)
- Treaty of Nanjing (1842)
- Hong Kong
- extraterritorial rights
- Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864)
- Hong Xioquan
- Open Door Policy
- Boxer Rebellion (1900)
- Dowager Empress Cixi
19th Century China - Learning by Doing
Here's
your chance to decide which way you want to go about learning some more
about events from 19th century China. You have three choices that are
described below. Because I believe they have varying degrees of
difficulty and complexity, I am making them worth different numbers of
points.
It works like this. The assignment is worth 10 points. Here are the values for the different options.
- China Crossword - 8 points for solid work that meets all expectations. You CAN receive up to 10 points for work that goes beyond the basic expectations. That is done at my discretion.
- Opium War: Primary Sources - 9 points for solid work that meets all expectations. You CAN receive up to 11 points for work that goes beyond the basic expectations. That is done at my discretion.
- Make-your-own-China-DBQ - 10 points for solid work that meets all expectations. You CAN receive up to 12 points for work that goes beyond the basic expectations. That is done at my discretion.
In
all of these cases, you can work in a group of up to 3 people if you
would like. I need all of these assignments turned in by the end of
next Tuesday (10/25) to get full credit. Since I won't necessarily know who is
working with whom, I need all names of group members to be on the
completed assignment.
Here are the particulars for the given assignments:
China - Crossword:
Use
any of the readily available crossword puzzle makers from the Internet.
(Note: You do this at your own risk. I make no allowances for
complaints like, "The website didn't work," or "We couldn't figure out
how to print it.")
You
need at least 15 clues and answers drawing from the material in Chapter
28, Section 1 and related topics. I should get both a "blank" puzzle
with clues and a completed copy of the clues from you.
Opium War: Primary Sources:
This
is just what it sounds like. You'll get a copy of documents from both
the British and the Chinese related to the Opium War. You are
responsible for submitting answers to the six "Questions" (pp. 290 -
291), as well as to at least one of the "For Further Discussion"
questions (p. 291).
Make Your Own DBQ:
This
is your chance to create your own document based question on sources
related to 19th century China. You can do either a general look at the
period or a more specific focus on a particular period or event or
person.
Here are the required elements:
- There needs to be a "question." (It's the "big picture" under which the documents all fit, or it is the essay topic from the ones we've looked at in class.)
- There should be a paragraph of relevant historical background information.
- You need to provide excerpts from at least five relevant documents. Documents can include quotations, excerpts, maps, photographs, letters, laws and perhaps more. (Each should have a question to be answered, as do the ones we've used in class.)
- All documents must be identified by author, title and date as necessary.
- The DBQ should be reasonably free of spelling and grammar errors.
You're free to use any appropriate sources, but here are two suggested places to do some looking...
- China's Disaster: 1840 - 1949 - a portion of Paul Halsall's vast collection of on-line primary sources
- Asia for Educators - This site from Columbia University has a lot of information in various places around the site. (Check China - 1750 to 1914 as a start.)
Continue
your reading in Chapter 28 with Section 2, "Modernization in Japan."
(pp. 810 - 813) The quiz format will be back to multiple choice.
Remember that your Imperialism and Industrialization Cartoons are finally due next Monday.
You should also post your "Blog-a-thon" comment on Blog #33 before the end of this school week.
